greg abbott is the attorney general of texas. he could choose anyone to campaign with him and he chose this really incendiary, some people think hateful spokesman. the question is who's next? is he going to get vladimir putin to campaign for him on gay rights? >> paul, you really think that's a fair comparison? >> okay. paul, go ahead. >> why don't you let me make my point. this is about the judgment of the politicians who choose to associate with him. he is a rock 'n' roller, he is going to speak that way. we all get that. that's his right, by the way. we've talked about this before. i think name calling is part of the american politics from the beginning. >> yes, you have. >> that's fine. he has to deal with that. the question is, why does a politician of all the people you can associate with, why does he choose that guy? i think he's trying to send a message that he wants to align himself with those extremist views. it's about greg abbott, not about ted nugent. >> anna, that is the core of this, which is what's going to define